First in the Nation

You've come to the right place for heart care

There's a reason why more heart disease patients who come to us for heart care survive. At The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City, we provide complete care from prevention through recovery. Our nationally recognized heart care experts offer today's most innovative treatments, often before they are available anywhere else. Learn more.

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We have been named one of the best hospitals for 11 years in a row. Read more.

New heart, new life

Young and healthy, Zach Engleken wrote off his symptoms of heart failure as a bad cold. But cardiologists at The University of Kansas Health System diagnosed Zach with acute heart failure, and his only hope was a new heart. Read Zach's story.